Research in SE Poland

Yes, I'm pretty sure her last name was Pilip. All papers with her maiden name say that, and the living members her brother's family use Pilip, too. I've seen it on a list of Lemko surnames.

I looked at the immigration papers of my great-grandmother Helen Pilip. I discovered she had another sister who was married to Thomas Jasbismyski. Helen lived in their residence at 165 Central Ave in Chicago when she first came over from Lubno in 1908. I tried looking up the name of Jasbismyski but found nothing.

Of course there is surname Pilip but there isn't Jasbismyski. There may be a mistake in spelling of Jasbismyski. It sounds very strange to me. Was he Polish?

I'm not sure if he was Polish or not. I just discovered his name yesterday. Perhaps it was a mistake on the part of my great-grandmother or the immigration officer.

I found the papers for her sister Marya, who came over first in 1905. She made three trips between Poland and the U.S. She stayed with her brother-in-law Jakob ?ielgos in Joliet when she came over. The first letter is illegible. A Johann Pilip, also from Lubno, is listed on the ship. He went to Glassport, Pennsylvania. He stayed with his brother-in-law Tomasz Raszowski. Isn't Johann a German name?

Johann sounds German. He might have been Austrian as well. May be these are official documents and his name was translated into German or Latin but Johann in Latin is rather Joannes.

Im getting confirmation on the first names,some of my family go to st mary magdlin? on briggs st. joliet,they married into the tezak family(inventors of the game uno) and own several florist in the area..your not polish,my great grand father,was from geargiania russia or somewhere in the region..It was un popular to be russian ehh! so we became polish,for years i would meet polish familys.in the chicago area,and annouce im polish!and then thed ask my name,kocielko id say joyfully.they mostly would just staire at me,some were kind enough to say brother your not polish....it bugged me for years,Then my grandfather joseph kocielko,grand mother bertha sat me down and we had a talk...about eastern europe,russian gypsies, the (oprah nitchie ???),im not sure if youd consider Ivan the terriables secret army royalty,but back in the past the kocielkos worked for him so the tale goes,some thing happened and we went to poland or there abouts...my great grandmother loved the polish people for helping some of our family out of hitlers reach,for this we all sport proud to be polish,Contact me i can share many wonderful stories,my grandfather and great grandmother shared with me,weve had a lot of family members killed,they use to be into some heavy things during the 30s...but most are mellowing out,quiet well i might add,joe and bert had 8 kids,3 are gone 5 are still alive,bunch of grand kids,please excuse my spelling i dont type that much,plus ,this is very exciting...call any time 541 510 4494 chance

My grandfather Dominic worked for Standard Oil as a chemist. I think it is Mobile now. He had double pneumonia three times in his life, and his last time did him in. From what I was told, my grandfather almost died as infant. Our great-grandmother chased the doctor from the house with a broom and wrapped my grandfather in goose oil. He became well soon after that. When he was in his 20's, he caught it again and lived. His last time, though... he took a shower at work, but the guy before him forgot to close the door. It was the middle of winter, and the whole shower was freezing. My grandfather caught a chill and drove to our great-grandmother's home in Joliet. She couldn't do anything for him, so he went to St. Joseph Hospital in town. His condition developed into cystic fibrosis. He died six years later. He also lost a finger while sawing. That's the one you mentioned. My father mentioned a chihuahua at the house named Zigger. Do you remember him?

hej Koach. my name is Pawel, i have a girlfriend, shes last name is Kocielko and she live in Lubno, dynow commune. she found this forum on this day . iff you want to meet with Kocielko family, i can help you. my e-mail is: pawelxxx21@op.pl

I am a kocielko, and also looking for information, who is your father? Tillie is my fathers aunt.

My father is Eugene, Sr. His father was Dominic, the second child in the family.

THANKS FOR ADDING MY DAD TO FINDAGRAVE. I ALSO WANTED TO ADD THAT AFTER ASKING MY SISTER OF OUR GRANDMOTHERS MIDDLE NAME. SHE THOUGHT THE SAME AS I. INSTEAD OF IT BEING A B, WE THOUGHT IT TO BE A P. MY MOTHER SAYS SHE DID NOT HAVE A MIDDLE NAME. THE P WAS FOR PILIP. MY MOM LUELLA SAID SHE KNEW YOUR DAD PRETTY WELL. SHE WAS WONDERING IF HE STILL LIVED IN FLORIDA.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.

I was glad to add him to the site. If I know the location of a relative's remains, I add a memorial for them. Thanks for the info about your grandmother's middle name. Yes, he's still in Florida for the time being. Have a great day, too.